Naassenes

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Naassenes had a book out of which Hippolytus largely quotes, but of which we do not know the title.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

According to the Naassenes, the Protanthropos is the first element; the fundamental being before its differentiation into individuals.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

Naassenes (from Nahas, the Hebrew for serpent) were worshippers of the serpent as a symbol of wisdom, which the God of the Jews tried to hide from men.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

According to the Naassenes the God of the Jews is not merely díkaios, but he is the great tyrant Jaldabaoth, or Son of Chaos.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

Sevrians, Ebionites, Encratites, Ophites, Naassenes, the Gnostics of the "acts of Thomas", the Sethians, the Peratae, the Cainites may be said to belong to this school.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

Some of the Ophites or Naassenes venerated all persons reprobated in the Old Testament, such as Cain, or the people of

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

There is evidence of such having been made by the Naassenes, Peratæ,

History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890

Lord, in the case of the Naassenes, Ophites, Basilideans and

History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890

The mystery-organisation most clearly appears in the Naassenes of Hippolytus, the Marcosians of Irenæus, and the Elkasites of Hippolytus, as well as in the Coptic-Gnostic documents that have been preserved.

History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890